2014 Toyota Prius V

The 2014 Toyota Prius V has 6 recalls, the most serious being a repeated issue with the hybrid drive system's power module that can cause the vehicle to stall or lose power to the wheels while driving, raising the risk of a crash.

Three separate recalls address this same underlying problem: voltage spikes or overheating within the Intelligent Power Module, located inside the hybrid inverter, can force the hybrid system to shut down mid-drive. Depending on the severity of the failure, the vehicle may stall entirely or enter a reduced-power mode where it can only travel a short distance before stopping. Warning lights will typically appear on the instrument panel before or during the shutdown, but the loss of drive power can still leave the vehicle unexpectedly slow or unresponsive in traffic. Prior repair attempts did not fully resolve the issue across all affected vehicles, which is why multiple campaigns exist covering overlapping model year ranges.

The remaining two recalls both involve the passenger seat occupant classification system, which is the sensor that determines whether the front passenger seat is occupied by an adult and whether the passenger airbag should be active. If this system was calibrated incorrectly during manufacturing, the airbag may not deploy in a crash, reducing protection for a front-seat passenger. One filing covers a compliance standard concern, while the other addresses the same miscalibration directly, but both point to the same real-world consequence: a passenger airbag that may stay inactive when it should fire.